Egg whites? Why not the whole egg?

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DymonNdaRgh40

it is all about cutting calories while still having protein. If you feel wasteful throwing away the yolk, save it and make a nutrient-rich hair masque.

This is exactly what I do.

On the weekend, I'll have 1 whole egg and 2 egg whites for breakfast after a workout. For me, one egg yolk is enough. I usually save the yolk to use with my hair conditioner for later.

fbmandy55

Unless you have a cholesterol issue, are eating several eggs a day or are really looking to limit your calories, eat the whole d*mn egg.

The yolk has a good portion of the nutrients in an egg, an egg isn't a complete protein without them, and one a day isn't going to kill you, in most cases.

For the people who are heckling the clean eating crowd, it is better to get your nutrients from food than it is from supplements, especially if those supplements are not food derived, because many of those vitamins might not be soluble. If you can't cover most of your nutritional needs within your daily calorie allowance, it is the first sign that you aren't eating a healthy diet. For people on a site called myfitnesspal, that should matter. Pounds aren't the only important thing when it comes to leading a fit lifestyle.

Pounds are the only thing important to me...


But way to generalize everyone on this site. i forgot we all had the same goals.

shannashannabobana

I'm with you: I can't stand the waste of throwing out one and keeping the other but I suspect most people who do egg whites are buying them already separated.

Also the yolk is the best part!

For everyone saying that the yolk contains Vitamin A, B6, calcium, Mg (barely any), Iron, B12....so does my multivitamin which has 0 calories.

That doesn't count for the "clean eating" crowd, because... um... it doesn't.

Some nutrients are better absorbed from food than a vitamin. Some are fat soluable. It's not all about clean eating, but if you've got a whole food that has vitamins in it, why cut the vitamins just to take them later? I know people have their reasons and can eat what they want, but I'd rather have two whole eggs for under 200 cal's than mess around with egg whites.

degan2011

http://www.eggnutritioncenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Nutrient-Content-of-1-Large-Egg.pdf

Not sure why my link codes don't work , but the above shows a comparison of all nutritional content in the whole egg vs just the whites.

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jennaworksout

I have been eating 2- 3 whole eggs a day for almost a year and my blood results came back and my cholesterol is NORMAL....don't believe the hype ...eggs yolks are full of nutrients and are healthy

PennStateChick

Well, I am allergic to egg yolks, so I don't eat them for health reasons. However, I do buy the whole egg and separate them because it is SO much cheaper than buying Egg Whites.

Also, Egg Whites are Egg Whites - what do you think the company does with the yolks when they put your egg white in a carton?

Anyhow, not the point, I separate my egg whites and egg yolks - make an egg white omelette for myself and feed my dog the yolks. She gets pretty excited when she hears me cracking eggs these days.

arabianhorselover

Since the yolk is the food for the developing bird, it makes sense that it has more nutrients.

I eat the whole egg. I really don't like the yolks, but I can stand them if they are mixed with the whites.

medic2038

I have been eating 2- 3 whole eggs a day for almost a year and my blood results came back and my cholesterol is NORMAL....don't believe the hype ...eggs yolks are full of nutrients and are healthy

That's because dietary cholesterol has almost nothing at all to do with serum cholesterol, why about 99% of MDs can't figure this out is beyond me. I agree though, all the good stuff in the egg is in the yolk.

kimtab

My chickens work hard to lay those eggs for me! Surely they would be upset if I threw the prettiest part away, so I eat the whole egg.

TitaniaEcks

I eat the yolks because nutrients, and because fat is not the enemy! Eggs are one of nature's most perfect foods... and why would I throw out the best-tasting part of the egg?? I love yolk so much that I take my breakfast eggs soft-boiled in order to preserve the delicious raw yolk flavor.

TMLPatrick

The anti-yolk crazy was started by the same people who brought you the anti-cholesterol crazy.... both of which have marginal evidence at best for the efficacy.

Mainebikerchick

I don't think I've ever eaten egg whites in my life, only the whole egg!